In 2017, SHAC’s journal Ambix will be eighty years old. To mark this anniversary and the contributions made by one of SHAC’s longest standing members, Bill Brock, SHAC will be holding a special meeting on Saturday 20 May 2017 at the Royal Institution to explore old and new themes in the history of chemistry. Since Ambix was launched in May 1937, sixty-three volumes have been published, and Bill was editor of the journal from 1968 to 1983.
Category Archives: SHAC Meetings & Events
Air, Alchemy, Elements and Electrons: The SHAC Autumn Meeting 2016
Air, Alchemy, Elements and Electrons: The SHAC Autumn Meeting 2016
The SHAC Autumn meeting and AGM will take place at the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London on Saturday 12 November with registration from 9.30 am for a 10 am start.
SHAC Autumn Meeting, Saturday 12 November 2016: Call for Papers
Brighten up an autumn day by presenting your work at the RI!
The autumn SHAC meeting for 2016 is being arranged for Saturday 12 November at the Royal Institution, London. The meeting will not address any particular theme but will consist of a succession of papers on topics appropriate to the Society’s interests.
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Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
The 2016 Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry will take place at the Maison Francaise d’Oxford (2-10 Norham Rd, OX2 6SE) between 3pm-5pm on the following Wednesdays. The seminar is free of charge, and anyone with an interest in the history of alchemy, chemistry, medicine or the sciences is invited to attend. The format is two papers followed by a Questions & Answers session. Participants are also invited to join us for a drink afterwards, and/or dinner with the speakers.
7th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop: Call for Papers
Colouring and Making in Alchemy and Chemistry
7th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop
Utrecht University (Wednesday, 26 October 2016)
Keynote Lecturers
Tara Nummedal (Brown University)
Ernst Homburg (Maastricht University)
Hosted by the ARTECHNE research group, the annual postgraduate workshop of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) will take place at Utrecht University in 2016. Fostering exchange among historians of alchemy and chemistry, the workshop offers postgraduate students and early-career researchers the opportunity to share ideas, explore methodological issues and network in a stimulating atmosphere.
Spring Meeting 2016: High Pressure in the Interwar Period (11 February 2016)
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry: Spring Meeting 2016
To be followed by the Morris Award lecture and reception
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Location: Dana Research Centre and Library, 165 Queens Gate, London SW7 5HD
(10 minutes’ walk from South Kensington or Gloucester Road underground stations)
NB: the new research centre is part of the Science Museum, but can only be accessed from Queens Gate, not the main museum entrance. It is just beyond the Natural History Museum’s Darwin Centre.
[Archived] Programme and Registration: “Alchemy and Chemistry in Sickness and in Health” (30 October)
Hosted by the Maison Française d’Oxford and convened by the SHAC student representatives, the 6th SHAC Postgraduate Workshop will take place on 30 October. The finalized programme is now available in two versions: click for either the elaborate or the plain version, respectively. A poster for the event, including a call for registrations with a deadline of 15 October is also available.